to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
putting into operation; invocation
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
(judo) foot technique; footwork
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
given the circumstances; such being the case
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
sanity; consciousness; soberness
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to indicate; to show; to point to
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
to make coffee; to brew coffee
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
audible range; hearing range
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)